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[Gianni & Anna Vacca]

The Seeker ponders about what 'Right Action' would mean in this context. Fight On, obviously. But when even its closest fellow combatant throws down his weapons, the Seeker understands that Right Action, this time, is to do as the strange Westerners do.

--- On Mon, 8/1/11, Damien Bosman <damien.bosman at gmail.com> wrote:

From: Damien Bosman <damien.bosman at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [HQ Ignorance] Re : Re : Re : Re : Re : Re : Re : Re : Re : Scene 122: The Tower of the General]
To: "HeroQuest Glorantha" <ignorance at mimesisrpg.com>
Date: Monday, August 1, 2011, 3:01 AM

Rikku looks dumbfounded. "WHAT?!?!?! After all this, we have to stop?!?! Have you seen what they did to Kalen? We must have justice!"  Rikku is looking for a fight, but as the Iron Guards just stand there he soon stops and turns. He screams and yells, "I can't be allowed to fail! I won't accept that my magic failed me. We must win this battle......argh.......damn you, Azhur. This is no victory." 
 Rikku throws down his weapons and punches the nearest wall. Blood pours out of his hand, made even more painful by the burn scars of all those years ago. (First Aid 16 on self).


On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 11:11 PM,  <lev at mimesisrpg.com> wrote:

> Azhur bowed once again.

> - "I'm happy to meet a reasonable mind, General. Allow me to go back to

> your tower entrance and I will request there the members of our

> Fellowship, the Mostali, the Dragonewt, the Healer, the Sorcerers and the

> Soldiers... They are all capable people ready for initiative, It is better

> to avoid delays and to drive them with clear directions to avoid

> On these words, Azhur took the stairs toward the main entrance.



With the Mostal down, the Fellowship members charge in to save the Dwarf.

The Seeker closes against the Iron Guards with Rikku by his side [you have

to defeat the Guards before you can heal Kalen], and Jareena close behind.

One of the Iron Guards closes to meet them, as Dorassa and Ka strike the

guard with axes and spears respectively. The axe and spear crash into the

Guard, throwing in off balanace, whereas the dragonewt strikes his

traditional weapons throwing the creature aside as Rikku clips it on the

nape of its armoured neck with his sickle.



[Iron Guard Sword 7W (-5 due to water, -3 due to multiple opponents)

versus The Seeker 5W aided by Dorassa +5, aided by by Ka +4, and Rikku +8

= 2W2, roll 8 versus 16, failure versus failure, Iron Guard failure bumped

to success, Fellowship failure bumped to success and critical - marginal

success to Fellowship, minor wound and positional advantage].



Meanwhile the second Iron Guard strikes at the unconscious Mostal, raising

its sword slowly and bringing it down for the killing blow. Satisfied with

its work the Guard turns and marches up the stairs to confront the new

enemy.



[Iron Guard 10W2 (positional advantage +20, in water -5) versus Kalen 0

(unconscious). 18 versus 10, failure versus failure, Iron Guard's failure

boosted to success and critical versus failure. Second major defeat for

Kalen.]



Unable to use their axes and spears effectively due combat being on a

narrow staircase, it is only Rikku and The Seeker who fight the first Iron

Guard, again using the combination of exotic weapons. The Guard weilds its

sword expertly, striking at the armoured Dragonewt but failing to connect.



[Iron Guard 10W, versus The Seeker 5W aided by Rikku +8, 13W, roll 18

versus 17, marginal success for Fellowship]



The Iron Guards repositions themselves on the staircase so they can hold a

defensive stance and engage in synchronised maneuvers... Just they advance

step-by-step, Azhur Sinnerbane, elect King of Seshnela, appears above with

two more Iron Guards by his side and a middle-aged man.. "Stop!", calls

out Azhur. "I have leave from The General of Puppetland, that this

conflict must stop!".



With a wave of his hand, the Iron Guards stand down...









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